Watermelons — Yield in Americas

Americas: Watermelons — Yield was 28,748 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28,748 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
13th
of 31 groups
All-time high
28,748 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
7,303 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Watermelons — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, watermelons — yield in Americas stood at 28,748 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, watermelons — yield in Americas peaked at 28,748 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,303 kg/ha, in 1961.

Americas ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,780 kg/ha 7,303 kg/ha 8,326 kg/ha 9
1970s 9,366 kg/ha 7,543 kg/ha 11,023 kg/ha 10
1980s 10,669 kg/ha 9,976 kg/ha 11,417 kg/ha 10
1990s 14,160 kg/ha 11,278 kg/ha 16,390 kg/ha 10
2000s 20,548 kg/ha 16,223 kg/ha 22,512 kg/ha 10
2010s 24,689 kg/ha 22,726 kg/ha 26,789 kg/ha 10
2020s 27,413 kg/ha 26,497 kg/ha 28,748 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 10 Palestine 57,204 kg/ha compare
  2. 11 Montenegro 56,743 kg/ha compare
  3. 12 Spain 55,985 kg/ha compare
  4. 13 Slovakia 51,429 kg/ha compare
  5. 14 Lebanon 50,620 kg/ha compare
  6. 15 Türkiye 50,548 kg/ha compare
  7. 16 Australia 49,435 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is watermelons — yield in Americas?
Watermelons — yield in Americas was 28,748 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest watermelons — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 28,748 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest watermelons — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 7,303 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Americas rank for watermelons — yield?
Americas ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is watermelons — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Watermelons — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Watermelons — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
162 places, 7,944 data points, 1961–2024
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